Overview
- Over the past 24 hours, four people in Ramgarh—Amit Rajwar, Amul Mahto, Parvati Devi and Savitri Devi—were killed in separate encounters, with a fifth fatality reported in Ranchi’s Angara.
- Divisional Forest Officer Nitish Kumar said Rajwar, 32, died after approaching a herd to film selfies despite repeated loudspeaker warnings.
- Authorities estimate about 42 elephants have split into multiple groups moving across Mandu, Ghatto, Kuju and the Ramgarh–Bokaro border forests.
- Two quick response teams and forest guards are tracking the herds as officials urge villagers to keep away.
- Residents blocked roads alleging lax patrolling by the forest department, and police were deployed to manage disruptions and public anger.